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Whales bought over a billion PUMP tokens, showing stronger market confidence and aggressive team buybacks.<\/span> Pump.fun (PUMP) gained over 24% in the past week, trading around $0.0034. Over the past day, the token jumped by almost 10%, and the daily trading volume is approximately $531 million. This move places PUMP among the top performers, even as the wider market remains mostly flat.<\/span><\/p>\n Notably, the rebound comes only weeks after the token\u2019s steep drop following its initial launch. PUMP had lost about two-thirds of its value after its initial coin offering but is now showing renewed activity.<\/span><\/p>\n Larger token holders also seem to be making an entry. Blockchain tracker Lookonchain reported that a single wallet purchased roughly 1.06 billion PUMP tokens this week, worth about $3.3 million. The wallet had created a 3x long position with almost 600 million tokens that were worth approximately $1.8 million.<\/span><\/p>\n Whale 0x9324 just went big on $PUMP<\/a>!<\/p>\n In the past 4 hours, he bought 1.06B $PUMP<\/a>($3.28M) spot and opened a 3x long position with 594M $PUMP<\/a>($1.83M).https:\/\/t.co\/Ks1FzP0mwh<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/CFwZN2uVMj<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Lookonchain (@lookonchain) August 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n\n Crypto community member Yaki <\/span>posted<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIn the last 7 days, they bought back 10K SOL worth of $PUMP which is actually more than they made in revenue over that stretch. > 102% reinvestment.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n This suggests the team is putting all revenue, and more, into supporting the token.<\/span><\/p>\n The price surge followed a post from Pump.fun co-founder Alon Cohen about a new initiative for community-focused tokens. Cohen <\/span>said<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHuge announcement coming for organic community coins in the pump fun ecosystem this week.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n While no further details have been shared, traders expect new incentives that could link rewards to trading volume or leaderboard activity. The announcement is expected this week.<\/span><\/p>\n Pump.fun launched its ICO on July 12, 2025, selling 150 billion PUMP tokens\u201415% of its 1 trillion supply. The $500 million sale ended in just 12 minutes. Some users faced failed purchases, leading Kraken to <\/span>provide<\/span><\/a> an airdrop to affected accounts.<\/span><\/p>\n Meanwhile, the token fell sharply after launch but is now showing signs of recovery. Analyst Ran Neuner <\/span>wrote<\/span><\/a>, \u201c$PUMP is going back above $0.006. Simple,\u201d pointing to renewed interest from both traders and whales.<\/span><\/p>\n The post PUMP Soars 25% Weekly as Whales Load Up Ahead of Big Reveal<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TL;DR Whales bought over a billion PUMP tokens, showing stronger market confidence and aggressive team buybacks. Alon Cohen teased a new community token initiative, sparking renewed attention on Pump.fun. After dropping post-ICO, PUMP is rebounding with higher trading volume and rising whale positions. Price Surge Amid Market Slowdown Pump.fun (PUMP) gained over 24% in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":86309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86308"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=86308"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86308\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/86309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=86308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=86308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=86308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAlon Cohen teased a new community token initiative, sparking renewed attention on Pump.fun.<\/span>
\nAfter dropping post-ICO, PUMP is rebounding with higher trading volume and rising whale positions.<\/span><\/p>\nPrice Surge Amid Market Slowdown<\/h2>\n
Whale Activity and Buybacks<\/h2>\n
Upcoming Ecosystem Update<\/h2>\n
Market Background and ICO History<\/h2>\n